# Jack Cheng

> Jack Cheng is a seed investor at NIO (Shanghai) backing Reservations and Transportation. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NIO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextev)
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-cheng-417178141/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jackcheng_xpt
- Website: https://x.com/jackcheng_xpt

Jack Cheng is a seed investor at NIO in Shanghai focused on Reservations and Transportation. Jack Cheng is known as a pioneer in the automotive industry, his vision is to empower a joyful future and mobilize the world through affordable autonomous electric cars.With China as the world’s largest EV market, both NIO and XPT are uniquely positioned to be the first advanced technology provider offering global quality and technology with alocal presence. XPT is the provider of advanced technology components and solutions which are the “brain, heart, and soul” of NIO vehicles.In September 2018, Jack and the NIO leadership team took the NIO public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NIO). This public offering squarely positions XPT and NIO to be the number one provider of electric autonomous vehicles in the world.Jack’s success can be attributed to his ability to develop international business and government relationships, while his instincts allow him to see what’s next in automotive and technology; and blaze the trail to get there. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Taiwan National Cheng Kung University, Jack has been able to leverage this in his XPT and NIO ventures.Early in Jack’s career, he knew that learning the auto business from the ground up would serve him well. His leadership roles at China Country Manager at Magneti Marelli and later as Chairman of Fiat Automobiles, Co. Ltd. were important to building relationships and learning the business. His ability to see the “big picture” came at Ford in 1981 where he started in components design engineering and later moved to product planning and product development. With the Ford and Mazda partnership, Jack was instrumental in the orchestration and export of a Taiwan built Tracer (Mazda3) to Canada in 1986.As you can imagine, this journey has provided many experiences which he shares in his book, Jack: Just the Way You Are.He believes that the next phase of the mobility and electric vehicle industry —will be the greatest opportunity yet.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reservations | 1 | 100% |
| Transportation | 1 | 100% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EMobi | EMoBi is a transportation company that provides freight transport, and electric vehicle services with reservation facilities. | $2.1M | Seed | Aug 22, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Darwin Venture Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darwin-venture-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IT-Farm](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/it-farm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JR East Start Up](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jr-east-start-up) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NIO

VC Fund · Shanghai, China

NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market. NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering premium smart electric vehicles and being the best user enterprise. NIO designs, jointly manufactures, and sells smart and connected premium electric vehicles, driving innovations in next generation technologies inconnectivity, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence. Redefining the user experience, NIO provides users with comprehensive, convenient and innovative charging solutions and other user-centric services. NIO began deliveries of the ES8, a 7-seater high-performance premium electric SUV in China in June 2018, and its variant, the six-seater ES8, in March 2019. NIO officially launched the ES6, a 5-seater high-performance premium electric SUV, in December 2018 and began deliveries in June 2019. NIO officially launched the EC6, a 5-seater smart premium electric Coupe SUV, in December 2019 and plans to commence deliveries in 2020.

5 contacts available at NIO.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jack Cheng | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-cheng-be02 |
| William Li | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-bin-li |
| Anthony Nguyen | Lead Product Design | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-nguyen-3 |
| Lihong Qin | Co-Founder & Director and President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lihong-qin |
| Richard Jahnke | Director, Corporate Development & Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-jahnke-1f0b |

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## FAQ

### What does Jack Cheng invest in?

Jack Cheng invests primarily in Reservations, Transportation and Electric Vehicle startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jack Cheng last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jack Cheng closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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